Public Utilities
Water
Watch

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.7 (
+0.4),
12.4 (
+0.4),
19.5 (
+0.5),
and
33.0 (
+0.5)
respectively. This is a 0% change since the last report on
February 1, 2013.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2012)

Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets

Current year to date:
4.69 inches [
17.75]

Monthly total to date:
1.9329 year
February average rainfall:
3.19

Median drought year average through
February: 5.28[
12.99]

Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average: -2.32[
-0.08]
(
February28)